Born in Leningrad. Graduated from the stage direction faculty of the St Petersburg Academy of Theatrical Art, specialising in theatre set design.
Has worked as a lighting designer on over 190 music and drama productions in Russia and abroad. Has created the lighting for numerous show programmes and light and pyrotechnic shows. Over the years, he has worked as principal lighting designer with the St Petersburg Theatre of Youth Art, the St Petersburg Bryantsev Young Spectators? Theatre, the St Petersburg Drama and Comedy Theatre on Liteiny and the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theatre.
In 1996, together with Yevgeny Ginsburg, he established the creative workshop Lighting for Theatre.